The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-10-07
FACT AND FANCY.

all the theaters III by electricity.
Miss Nina Van zandt viii soon be widow
by proxy, says The Des Moines Leader.
public school system is to be established
In Alaska by agents Of the federal govern
ment.
A San Francisco Judge has ruled reporter
may not be ordered to reveal the sources Of his
Information.
II is believed that most OF the Texas train
robbers have been caught, aud that the rest
soon will he.
A London advertisement of the sale OF u
life-sized oil painting OF Venus was careful to
describe the work as "female."
Prior to starting for Philadelphia Wednes
day Gov. Bodwell, of Maine, asked the state
troops to abstain from drink while In the
Quaker city.
Nearly one hundred young ladies Of Atlanta,
Ga, have agreed to form mounted escort to
President and Mrs. Cleveland when they visit
the Piedmont exposition.
There was so much scientific enthusiasm In
Russia at the approach Of the eclipse OF the
sun that 145, 900 glasses and 100000 pamphlets
were sold in Moscow alone.
in the entire republic Of Mexico during the
month of July seven foreigners, all told, were
naturalized. They were three Italians, two
Spaniards, one Frenchman, and one German.
preacher was complaining of the littlenes
and inattentlon of his congregation, when al
old deacon spoke up and said: "Hungry sheel
will look up to the rack If there is hay In itP
An organization Of the Independent militia
companies in the District OF Columbia has
recently been perfected after considerable OPP
position. The command will number 1890
troops, will be under the charge Of Gen. Ord
way.
Thirteen members Of the family Of John
Brown live at Las Cacltas, in the San Gabriel
valley, California. Had old Osawatomie
settled In the same place says The Richmond
State, he might now be a patriarch or repub-
llcan angel.
The lanterns on the twin towers Of New
York's marble cathedral In Fifth avenue are
receiving the finishing touches but the frosts
will soon stop the work until next spring.
Then the spires will grow into the air with
pleasing rapidly.
The tallest man and the smallest woman In
Georgia are said to be in Dooly county.
Samuel Cason is seven feet and two inches
high, while Miss Anna Hall, perfect, spright.
y, and intelligent lady Of 10 summers is only
thirty inches tall.
There are immense forests Of hcmlock In
Oregon and Washington territory, but the
bark Is said to be destitute OF tannin, and
therefore useless for manufacturing leather.
The most tannn is found In the hemlock OF
Maine, and the further west the tree grows
the less tannin is found.
When Alfred Fairbanks, of New York city,
went home from his work one evening last
week he found on the table note which read
as follows: "Mamma says must leave you;
that no man who smokes pipes can live with
sdaughter OF hers, and, therefore, dear Alfred,
we part to meet no more"
An American woman in England writes
home that she is much annoyed by the obtru-
sive and overwhelming character OF the at
tendants at hotels. Servants greet one with
oriental reverences and serve with grand
flourish. The unccasng service is very dis
agreeable and offends by its obsequiousness
for fee.
"Where did you get all those buttonsi"
asked lady Of little boy who had one thou
sand or more on string "Why was the repl,
don't you know pa is ministerp yes" re
turned the lady, ''but what has that got to do
With it," Everything" said the boy; 'be
cause he has the sorting of the collection
basketn
The exhibition of the American Pathological
society at Boston this year is superior to any
yet given. The display OF fruits is especially
fine The horticultural society has offered
prizes aggregating $500 for apples pears and
tropical fruits, open for competition to states
societies, oranges, firms, and individuals |
throughout the United States and Canada.
The desert OF sahara is slowly becoming In
habitable with the aid OF science. The lower |
Sahara is an immense basin Of artesian waters, |
and the French are forming fresh Gases with |
skill and success, 50 that the number OF |
cultivated tracts is increasing rapidly. After
period of 30 years 43 GASES have 1900 In.
habtants, 1000 trees between and years
old, and 10000 fruit trees.
To the window of cottage in an English |
village the following notice appears: 81
cures a goose. My wife cures a ganaer"
Tourists are always very much puzzled at this
strange statement, and invariably go in to
find out what 1t means They are considerably
astonished as well as amused when they learn
that the author Of the sign meant to say: ~
cure ague. My wife cures jaund'ce"
Sixteen Thousand dollars was raised through
out the republic for the sufferers from the In
undatlon which occurred at Matamoros about
one year ago, says The CITY Of Merico Tvo
Republics. The money has not yet been dis
tributedl Aud meanwhile how are the suffer-
ers livingi Nearly eight thousand dollars was
raised for the sufferers from the inundation
at San Luis Potosi. None Of that money has
vet been distributed. Poor sufferersl